The world’s biggest shipping lines have been criticised for ongoing port congestion within China. The problem started off in Shanghai and has impacted the coast including Ningbo and...
Lower-emissions rule will strain fuel supply, retrofit expense and could halt ships from fleet handling 90% of global trade. Little more than 2 1/2 years from now, the global fleet ...
There are already a lot of companies that call themselves the "Uber for trucking" — and now Uber itself is one of them after launching its road freight service in the logistics sec...
Two of the world’s biggest air freight carriers link their hubs and networks, promising to share best practice. Two of the world’s biggest air cargo carriers, Emirates SkyCargo and ...
Calais posted its best-ever quarter, with 11.2% increase compared with the first three months of 2016, thanks in part to the dismantling of the 'Jungle' migrant camp at the cross-C...
Services cannot be put on a boat and shipped, yet the way they are traded globally is increasingly important. The future of international trade has leapt up the agenda. The British ...
We've seen drones, self-driving cars and now automated robots. But human expertise remains key to freight forwarding and logistics. Courier company Hermes has become the latest big ...
UK Chamber of Shipping predicts problems across Europe unless frictionless post-Brexit border is in place after Britain leaves the EU The introduction of physical customs checks fol...
The new shipping container service from Cork to Liverpool was announced earlier this month and becomes the first ever direct link between the two ports. Leeside Shipping, agents for...
At around 04:00am on Friday morning, Eurotunnel welcomed the 25 millionth truck to use its Le Shuttle Freight service since the service began on 25 July 1994. The 25 millionth truck...
On separate sides of the globe, the two events once again highlight how the shipping industry can be tarnished by criminal activity as pirates kidnap crewmembers and cocaine is fou...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes the growth of e-freight and a new cargo handling manual will help the air cargo industry to accelerate its rate of modernis...
Uber has already launched Uber Freight while Amazon and UPS have experimented with the use of drones, but BIFA support real freight forwarders over automation. In December 2016, onl...
Freight and logistics sector boosted by government promises to spend almost £700m on transport infrastructure as part of a new National Productivity Investment Fund. Chancellor Phil...
Global trade costs are set to be reduced after an historic trade facilitation agreement (TFA) was signed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) The multilateral agreement promises to...
For 25 years Tudor International Freight have helped thousands of import and export clients to transport their goods, whether it is by air, sea or road. But last month, attention tu...
A Chinese company has launched a rail freight service between the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province and London, aimed at cutting the time and cost of moving freight between China a...
UK freight and logistics companies remain in limbo as to what effect Brexit may have on their operations after the Prime Minister’s much anticipated speech failed to address their ...